NIWA moves to improve waterways security
IN bid to attract private investments to enhance the nation's Blue Economy initiative, the management of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, has commenced moves to improve security on waterways across the country.
Warri channel dredging contract politically motivated — Expert
AS the $44.861million (N16.150 billion) Warri Channel dredging contract nears completion, controversy is currently trailing the project’s contract award.
NPA completes Warri port channel dredging
THE dredging of Warri port channel awarded at the cost of $44.861million (N16.150 billion) by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA has been completed.
Master Mariners seek audit of Maritime Academy staff
THE Nigerian Association of Master Mariners, NAMM, has called on the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, to carry out an audit exercise on the academic staff of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron.
Customs Zone ‘A’ rakes N5.1bn from seizures
THE Federal Operations Unit, F.O.U, Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS has said that it realized a total of N5.1billion from prohibited items seized by the Unit in the last four months.
Customs Zone ‘C’ FOU rakes in N591m from seizures
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Federal Operations Unit, Zone C, Owerri has generated a total of N591million as Duty Paid Value on 22 seized vehicles, including eight bullet proof exotic cars and 1901 bags of contraband rice.
Customs collects N1.2 trillion revenue, seized N61bn contraband in 2018
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS weekend said it has collected a total of N1.2 trillion as at December 2018, even as it disclosed that contraband consignments with Duty Paid Value, DPV, of N61.5 billion were also seized during the period under review.
LADOL gets ISO certification
THE Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL), officially known as LADOL Free Zone Logistics Company, has been awarded the International Standard Organization, ISO numbers.
No amount of regulation can solve Apapa traffic gridlock — Truckers
THE Association Maritime Truck Owners, AMATO, has said that no amount of regulation will solve the current traffic gridlock around Apapa and it’s environs, the group’s President Chief Remi Ogungbemi, has said.
Apapa traffic: NPA charges port users to take advantage of incentives
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman has called on port users to take advantage of incentives introduced to ease the financial burden following the congestion resulting from the traffic gridlock in the port city of Apapa.
We didn’t seize container full of dollars — Customs
The National Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Customs Services, NCS, Joseph Attah has debunked news trending in the social media that one of the recently seized 40 containers by Customs along Apapa road contains United States dollars.
